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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hello, Yes, this is the Falcon speaking. Oh Carol, I'm
glad you called. Now you'll have to call me out tonight. Angel.
Some boy and now just brought himself a gun and
unless he's stopped, he aims to get a big bang
out of life once again. The Adventures of the Falcon,
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starring Less Damon. The Adventures of the Falcon dedicated to
private investigators everywhere, those hard hitting detectives who, like Mike Wearing,
risked their lives to aid law enforcement agencies. So join
him now. When the Falcon solves the case of the
Grand Gamble. It is early morning in New York, the
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time of day generally reserved for slumber, but there's plenty
of action at Dena's gambling spot on Manhattan in the
East Side, all of which impresses the two gentlemen standing
by the roulette wheel. Well, what are you saying, mister Calvin?
You've seen enough, Morden enough here line. How long has
it been going on? Jackie tells me six weeks? What
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do you figure to take is around six or seven?
Jesus night, not bad. Where does Dana keep himself in
the office over there? What do you say we drop
in and congratulate him. No, now, maybe we better way
said now you're the boss, Yeah, I'm the boss here. Line,
let's not forget it. What do you want me to do?
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Just stay out here and see that we're not disturbing. Yes, hello,
Dana Calvin. Yeah, well I must say this is a surprise.
I meant it to be. Oh, I keep your hands
off that buzzer. I just assume we weren't interrupted. Now, look,
caldwn you can't come in here and can't now, look,
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you crumb, this is my territory from eighty sixth Street
to ninety four since all the time you're gonna close
up shot And if I don't, I'll do it for you.
I'll give you twenty four hours. Give who twenty four hours?
Well aren't you the sly one? Alight? I? Now do
you leave quietly? Or do they carry you out? You
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better put that gun away, Dan, And it's not a character,
is it. Yeah, you're not mad enough to pull a trigger.
Go on, I tell you, what are you waiting for?
You gotta write the gun me shoot you can tell
them what was a heist. I'm warning you, Cally, you're
warning me. Give me that gun. Let me come on
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and drop it. You shouldn't have tried to bluff me. Phellow,
because I really got a great hand. Come on, Dan,
to get up. You can't quit. I got time for
another couple of rounds, said you, daddy, Yes.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Your home root daddy, Daddy? What happened?
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Nothing?
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Look at I tell you it's nothing.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
John, Let me sit down.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I'm gonna call a doctor.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
You do nothing. Get a kind.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
Row but your face.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
I had a little accident, that's all. I fell down
at the club.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Can I get you anything?
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Just the phone book?
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Who do you want? I'll look it up for you.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
See if there's an al Romero listed?
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Al Romero? Yes, couldn't be the same one.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Couldn't be what same one?
Speaker 3 (03:55):
The al Romero I read about, the one who was
tied up with murder Incorporated.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
No, oh no, this is a different boy.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
You're not telling the truth.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Okay, So it's the same one, and I got a
job for him. You're happy now?
Speaker 2 (04:08):
You don't mean that.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Don't give odds, Jony, Daddy, what's come over you? I've
seen the light. I just learned. When you're in my racket,
you can't use kid gloves. Vince Calvin was around to
see me tonight.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Calvin.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
Yeah, that's why I look this way from now, and
I'd play his rules.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
You don't know what you're saying.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Try to understand, Joan. I'm doing this for you. I
want you to have the best of everything, but I
don't want it that you don't get it any other way.
Mister Calvin taught me that I'll give you that phone.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
No, I won't let you do it.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
You won't. Sorry, baby, you might as well learn the
facts of life now information. I'd like the phone number
of al Romero. Oh angel, you don't know what s
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go away? Oh fu, he'd say, wait a minute, where's
my robe? I said, wait a minute. So it all depends.
It depends on the time of day before seven. I'm
not myself.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
I know it's late, but I've got to see you.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
I'll come back in the morning.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
It's no good time, is of the essence. I don't
know what I'll do it.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
You won't not take it easy, but you don't understand.
Well I never will at this rate. I sit down,
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (05:48):
I suppose I should introduce myself.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
I suppose you should.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
My name is Joan Andrews.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Joan Andrews, if you say so.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Don't you believe me?
Speaker 1 (05:57):
I never questioned the ladies word at four o'clock in
the morning, but I wouldn't advise you to come back
at five with that story. Why well, if you're Joan Andrews,
how come the initials on your purse are.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
J d Oh this belongs to a friend.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
All right, Angel, have it your way, I tell you
it's the truth.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Well, let's hear the rest.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Well, I'm engaged to a man named Vince Calvin.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Vince Calvin. You do you know him? Yeah? So I
won't offer my congratulations.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Well, Vince has been threatened.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
How do you know?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
He told me?
Speaker 1 (06:29):
I go on, That's.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
All there is to it. I want you to see
nothing happens to her.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
No, Angel, enough is enough. You can't expect me to
buy that.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
I swear it's true.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
Does calvinol you're here?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
No, and he mustn't find out. He thinks he can
take care of himself.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
From what I know of that gent, he can, but I.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
Can't afford to gamble. You've got to protect him.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
Why don't you go to the cops.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Because I don't want any publicity. Vince would kill me
if there was.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
And this is the man you're engaged too.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
I didn't mean it that way.
Speaker 1 (06:55):
No, how did you mean it?
Speaker 3 (06:57):
Look, mister Waring, it all comes down to this. Either
you want the case, so you don't.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
I get one hundred dollars a day plus expenses.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
That's all right, I'll pay you in advent.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Hey, you're really on the level about this, aren't you.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
What did you think?
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Frankly? Joe? And I don't know where can I reach you?
Don't bother calling me. I'll call you, okay, but keep
in touch with the office. I hope for your sake
there won't be any startling developments. That's funny. You must
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have money in the bank. You lie, you're talking to yourself.
There's a blue nash behind us. It's a very attractive color.
So what I'd swear that was the same car I
saw on Broadway imagining thing. I tell you it's the
same one. Calvin, he's trailing us. Turn up eighty fourth.
It's one way going east. That's all right, I'll take
care of the ticket. Let's see if he makes the
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same mistake. Well, what did I tell you? He's coming
right after us? Okay, stop right here, give me a gun.
What are you gonna do wait for our friend. But
don't you think we think you're worried too much? Stay here?
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What's the matter, comrade? Having trouble? How's that? I asked
if you were having trouble? Well, yeah, I guess I
lost my way. I guess you did. Get out? What for?
I want to look at you. Listen, you're going to
get out of that car? Is that thing loaded? What
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do you think? I think I better get out? Now?
Walk over to that lamp post sure anything you say,
that's fine. Just keep your hands with the eye. How's this? Well?
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What's the idea wearing?
Speaker 4 (09:10):
So?
Speaker 1 (09:10):
There isn't Vince Calvin? Certainly is a small world? Too small?
White tailing me me? Tailing you here? I saw you
on Broadway. I must have been two other guys. I
would just headed home. So you go the wrong way
up a one way street. We all make mistakes, and
you're gonna pay for yours. I wouldn't try that again.
I'll put you onto tearing me. None of your business.
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I got a good and I wouldn't try it or
keep out of my way. You understand I don't like
being crowded with ten million people in town. You got
to expect I made it wearing. If I catch you
with gunshots, I help me. I'll let you have it.
No anyway, but for I like it here? Okay, maybe
I can arrange for you to hang around for quite
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a while. I'm looking for Vince Calvin. Oh yo. If
I wanted you to know, I would have had Tom
announce me. If you're calling your stoods, you're wasting your time.
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Where is he? What difference does it make? I look, comrade,
I don't know what your game is, solidaire, and I
play it with this. What's the idea of the gun?
This is how I deal them? Would you like to
see one off the top? What made Dana think I'd
fall for this? Huh? Well, didn't Dana send you around.
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You can't expect me to divulge the name of my client.
That wouldn't be ethical. I look busty, you're not kidding me.
I don't frighten easy. I mean to tell me you're
not scared, not a bit glad to hear that. There's
one thing I admire. It's a guy with plenty of moxie.
It's a pity to have to spill yours, A real pity.
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Now back to the Adventurers of the Falcon. Three hours
have passed since Mike Wearing had his run in with
Vince Calvin, the man he was hired to protect. Now,
at Mike's apartment, we find him recuperating from the encompace. Yeah, hi, Mike,
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Oh what do you want? Sergeant? That's no way to
clean an old, entrusted friend. What happened to you? Never mind?
Let me see when you get your hands off me. Well,
if I was you, I'd trade this head in for another,
and better still, you could grow one. Look, Sergeant, I'm
in no mood for Kiddetz saying, Oh, looks like someone
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really did a job on you. When you ought to
see the other guy I did, he looks even worse.
What are you mumbling about? White Calvin? Slug you? How
did you know it was cal Now you're not the
only detective in the crowd. Now, when I get my
hands on him, I can arrange that he's at the Morgue.
The Morgue he was gunned at nine o'clock tonight. Is
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that on the level? You know? I never joke about
things like murder? Who did it? Did you don't be
an idiot? Well you got to admit, we can make
out a pretty convincing case. After all, he bounced you around.
If I went around killing everyone who bounced beh know,
you could fill your own personal cemetery. Still, in all,
it doesn't look so good for you. Who says, Lieutenant Korum,
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Oh that jerk, That jerk can pull you in and
throw away the key. What gave with you in Calvin?
I was tailing him for a client. Why she thought
he was in danger? She must have had inside information?
Who is she? Joan Andrews. You say that like you
don't believe it? Well I don't. So even though you
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knew she was a phony, you took the case. Oh
you may have been a phony, but her money wasn't
what you have against Calvin nothing, Look, Mike, if you're
holding out, why should I? She told me they were engaged,
and you bought that story. Calvin's a married man. Well
I didn't know that. For a smart guy, there's a
lot you didn't know. You better find this client of yours.
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Sure tell me how that's your headache, but you better
dig her up and do it fast. Lie Tenant Klorin,
Wait a minute, Wait a minute, how did you learn
about my running with Calvin Eli told me, I mean
Eli Proctor Calvin stoode. Yeah, he knows all about Calvin's operations,
doesn't he, including the one Calvin did on you? Yeah,
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well maybe he knows something about my mysterious client too.
You want to join me? No, no thanks, I've already
talked to him. But don't let that stop you. Now.
You go right ahead have your fun. Are you sure
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you won't join me in a drink wearing positive? You
don't know what you're missing, and I'll take my chance.
As he learned. Why don't you tell the cops Calvin
slugged me? It was my duty, wasn't it. You're the
kind of a guy who never forgets it? Not me.
Well let's see how good that memory is. Did Calvin
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have any enemies? Narrow a soul, just a big, lovable guy.
And that was Vince. We're really going to miss him
around here. Yeah, bit who's going to handle the business
now that he's gone? I don't know, but if his
wife wants me, I'll be available. That's big of you. Well,
that's the sort of a guy I am. It should
be a lot easier to swindle than Vince was. Do
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you want to watch that mouthfella, I'm sorry you see,
I washed it this morning. Can't seem to do a
thing with it now. A girl about five feet two,
blue eyes, blonde hair, pretty, No, but I'd love to
meet her me too. How did she know that Calvin
was in trouble? Maybe she was planning to knock him off,
so she hired me to prevent it. He didn't do
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it too good a job, did you? That was Calvin's fault.
He never should have slugged me. If I were around,
this might not have happened. Well, that's life for you
or death. What does missus Calvin look like? You're barking
up the wrong tree wearing she's a redhead? Did he
have any girls on the string? Nope? Come on, he lie,
open up. Tell you he didn't have any trouble with
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a dame. But he did have trouble with a man
who Arthur Dana, the guy who runs the club on
eighty six. Yeah, Vince closed him up. Then Dana might
have had it in for Calvin. It wouldn't be at
all surprised. Yeah, well, thanks a Lotti Lai, you've been
a big help. You're not leaving already? Yeah, but I'll
be back. See what you can dream up in the meantime. Yes, well,
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if it isn't Joan Andrews, what unless the name of
you used thirty six hours ago?
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Are you out of your mind?
Speaker 1 (16:20):
If I am angelous, little girls like you who are
responsible get out. No, no, Jonie, I didn't throw you
out when you came calling on me.
Speaker 2 (16:28):
You're crazy.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
You don't remember coming to my apartment at four o'clock
yesterday morning.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
I came to your apartment.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Yes you did, and you use the name Joan Andrews.
Just to keep the record straight. What are you calling
yourself today? Look?
Speaker 2 (16:42):
Are you're going to get out of here?
Speaker 1 (16:44):
It a minute? Of course, you must be Dana's daughter.
It was a sap not to have seen it before.
Why did you hire me to protect Vince Calvin?
Speaker 2 (16:53):
Vince Calvin? I never even heard of the men?
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Well your father did. Are you afraid he was going
to kill Calvin?
Speaker 2 (17:00):
I know what you're talking about.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
Look, angel I rarely slug a woman, but in your case,
I'll be glad to make an exception, don't you.
Speaker 5 (17:05):
Dare?
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Where's your father?
Speaker 2 (17:06):
He's not here, Dana, I tell you he's not here.
He flew to the coast on business yesterday morning? What
time caught the four thirty plane?
Speaker 1 (17:14):
But Calvin was killed at nine?
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Well, that proves my father couldn't have done it.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
You're lying.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
If you don't believe me, check with creaton airlines.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
Thanks for the advice, Angel, that's one tip I intend
to take.
Speaker 4 (17:26):
Hello, that's you, Johnny Daddy.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Where are you calling from Los Angeles?
Speaker 1 (17:42):
What'd you think?
Speaker 2 (17:42):
When are you coming home?
Speaker 1 (17:44):
Maybe a week or ten days?
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Try to get back as soon as possible.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Why, what's the matter?
Speaker 2 (17:49):
I can't talk on the phone. Where are you staying?
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Why?
Speaker 2 (17:52):
I want to write to you. Vince Calvin was murdered yesterday.
Speaker 1 (17:56):
I know I heard about it out here.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Well, Mike Wearing is investigating the.
Speaker 1 (17:59):
Matter walking How did he get involved?
Speaker 2 (18:02):
That's a long story. I'll go into it in my letter.
What's the name of your hotel?
Speaker 1 (18:06):
I won't do any good, Honey, I'm checking out. I
don't like it here.
Speaker 2 (18:09):
But how I reach you?
Speaker 1 (18:10):
You can't. You have to wait for me to get
in touch with you.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
But Mike Wearing things.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
I don't care what he thinks you told him I
was on the coast. Yes, Well there's my alibi when
he hears. I called you from fool Daddy.
Speaker 2 (18:22):
That was your time being released into the pay phone.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
Listen, John, you're in New York.
Speaker 2 (18:26):
You've been here all the time.
Speaker 1 (18:27):
Forget it.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
But if you were in New.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
York, I told you to forget it. Take care of yourself, Jony,
don't worry about mister Waring. I'll take care of.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
Him, all right.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Ladies and gentlemen, get your bets down. The gentleman is
coming out, and it's the point I got two bits,
says he's right. Eli, go away, boy, you bother me.
You're busy in what does it look like? And the
gentleman got himself big ten. I what a word with you?
Would you? Yeah? Unless you want me to make a
nuisance of myself out here, Jackie, take over the table.
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I knew you'd see the lights follow me. I did
that once and it didn't work out so well. Huh
the other night wound up with a pitch of her headache.
Remember it was your own fault. Hey, this is quite
a layout. I'm glad you like it. Hey, you really
moved in, haven't you come on? Wearing? Get to the point. Well,
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I was wondering if you had any more leads leads
for Calvin's murder. What about his missus? What about her?
You think she might have knocked him off? Are you nuts?
Where's her motive? Oh? She might have wanted to get
her hands and all this. Don't talk like a schmoe.
She don't even know what this thing is worth. That's
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going to make it awfully convenient for you? Now listen, Well,
isn't it if you came here to needle me? Apparently
I succeeded. Can you think of anyone else who might
have had it in for Calvin? What's wrong with Dana? Nope,
he's got an alibi? Who says so? I do? He
was on his way to Los Angeles at the time.
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Couldn't he have hired someone else to do the job,
a torpedo? I never thought of that. Well, it's time
you did. You may have something there. Of course, there's
only one thing wrong with that theory. And why if
Dana hired a pro to do the job, he wouldn't quit? Now?
What do you mean? His daughter must have told him
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I was shoving my nose into this business. If Dana
felt I was a source of danger to him, I'd
give orders with that gum and go to work again. Well,
well in me, in fact that I'm alive, prove you're wrong.
Still it was an original authorit eli. Ho me know,
if you get any more bright ideas money and wearing, what,
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just keep your hands with a uh with the w
me I'm a noboddy. Not with that gun in your mitt.
That makes you a big man. Yeah, I case it does.
Kick the door shut, I said kick it shut? Sure
anything you say? Ah, back yourself on that sofa. Hey,
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don't I know you from someplace? I don't think so. Yeah,
you must be the citizen that Calvin. How did you
figure that out? Oh? I'm real smart? And then maybe
you can answer this. If I'm the guy who killed
Calvin and you know it, what do you suppose is
going to happen to you? No, that's a very good question,
ain't it. I'll give you two minutes to dream up
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the answer. Now back to the Adventures of the Falcon.
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Just ninety seconds has passed since Mike Wearing entered his
apartment to find it occupied. Worse yet, the new tenant
moved in with all the necessary hardware. Well, what do
you say, worrying? You look like you've been thinking. You
come up with the answer. What answer? What's going to
happen to you? Oh? Well, if I were judging solely
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by appearances, i'd say someone doesn't want me around, smart boy.
Would you mind telling me who you're working for? What
difference does it mean? Well, I'd hate to get sent
to my grave without knowing who's responsible. That's the way
it wakes out sometime. Was it daina? Where do you
want it? Do I have a choice? Sure? I ain't
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a bad guy. If you leave it to me, I'll
put it right in the back of your head. That
way you won't feel thanks loads I mean it. I
never had a complaint yet, I bet Okay, on your feet.
What's the point I'm only gonna get knocked off him again? Okay,
wise guy, try to do your favor and I'm ready
to return it. Why were you I dropped that gun?
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Would you? Yeah? Don't look now, But there's an ugly
police sergeant right behind you. Think I'm gonna fall for
that tired routine? Why not watch your sergeant, Corbert? I'm
all right. What about our friend? I can't say as
much for him? Is he here this time? Corbett?
Speaker 6 (23:38):
You really called your shots?
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Hello? E Ling worry. Yeah, I want you to meet
a friend of mine. Now, don't bother introducing us. We've
met six years ago, wasn't it, Eli, when you and
Calvin first started get a joint on West eighth Street.
It let's not start reminiscing. I'm sorry, I get carried away,
so down, No thanks, we won't be staying long. We
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just dropped by to thank you. What for? What If
it hadn't been for you, we never would have cleaned
up this mess? What are you mumbling about? We solved
Calvin's murder and swear, but I don't say you were
the one who advanced the theory that they might be
a professional killer involved. And you were right. Did you
find him yep, waiting for me at my place. His
name was Tony Abruzzio, at least that's how he's been
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identified at the Morgue the Mark Well, it was either
him or Warring, and like a fool, I made the
wrong choice. I doubt it. I think you were aiming
for me, But you're such a rotten shock if you
guys got nothing better to all we have, Eli. You see,
before Tony died, he named you as the party who
hired him you're lying. Even found your check on his body,
you couldn't I paid him. Okay, all right, sergeant, what
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are you waiting for him?
Speaker 7 (25:04):
Make God like a cop and do your duty.
Speaker 3 (25:23):
I suppose I should apologize, mister Waring, but you see
the position I was in.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
I was afraid my father intended to kill Calvin, and.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
That's why you hired me. Yes, well, didn't you know
your father was in New York during the time of
the MURDI I.
Speaker 3 (25:37):
Only discovered that later. It seems he canceled out on
his trip. Then, when he heard that Calvin was murdered, get.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Nervous and decided to play it as though he were
in Los Angeles all along. I was silly. He played
right into Eli's hands. He was just lucky that Eli
gave himself away.
Speaker 2 (25:53):
Now that I don't understand.
Speaker 1 (25:55):
You see, Angel It all came down to motive. ELI
was the only one who actually profited by Calvin's murder.
With Calvin, Gorne was assentch for him to move in
and take over the club.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
But what about missus Calvin.
Speaker 1 (26:07):
No, she didn't take it to gi him any trouble.
He even admitted to me that she didn't know the Scar,
weren't you guessing all this? Well? Sure, but I had
nothing else to go on. And when he I suggested
a professional gunman might have done the actual job for
your dad, I decided to do a little deep sea fishing.
Speaker 2 (26:22):
I don't follow you well.
Speaker 1 (26:24):
I told him that if your father was behind the kill,
he'd certainly take care of me.
Speaker 3 (26:29):
So that's why you sent that tony Yobrutzio around.
Speaker 1 (26:32):
Hmm. He really rose to the bait. So I got
together with Corbett and laid the track.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
Then it was no accident that the sergeant turned out.
Speaker 1 (26:40):
Oh no, he was behind me right along, and I
still am Oh no. I just thought i'd see how
you're getting along, mind if I join you, and I
certainly do. Didn't you ever hear two's company and three's
a crowd? No? Now? Did you just make it up
on a lessen?
Speaker 2 (26:55):
Wait, there's an easy way to handle listen, but you're
not leaving You two get along so well.
Speaker 3 (27:01):
It would be a pity to let a woman break
up your happy home.
Speaker 2 (27:05):
Good night, Mike,